Photograph
Two Families
A group identified by the photographer as "two couples, four kids" are posing in front of a brick dwelling. One man and woman are standing in the doorway; to the right, a woman is holding an infant in her arms, and the second man is sitting on the ground. Three children are sitting on a carpet on the ground. On the far right is the hand, foot, and leg of another adult who is sitting. The women have facial and forearm tattoos. The men are wearing turbans, capes, and blue coats with buttons. None of the subjects are wearing shoes. |
Image ID: | 136640 |
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Creation Date: | circa 1930 |
Creator Name: | Pond, Alonzo W. |
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Collection Name: | Alonzo W. and Dorothy L. Pond papers, 1869-1989 (bulk 1913-1986) |
Genre: | Photograph |
Original Format Type: | transparency, color |
Original Format Number: | M87-377.2.13 |
Original Dimensions: | 6 x 4 inches |
As assistant curator of Beloit College's Logan Museum of Anthropology, Alonzo Pond participated in several expeditions to Algeria between 1925 and 1930. See also Image ID: 136419. One of the subjects of this portrait appears in several other Pond images, including Image IDs: 136419, 136541, 136640, 136685 and 136747. |
Children |
Family |
Infants |
Moustache |
Outdoor photography |
Portraits, Group |
Women |
Beards |
Carpets |
Stone buildings |
Tattooing |
Clothing and dress |
Coats |
Dresses |
Ethnic architecture |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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